But rather...
But rather, your God is One God – meaning say, ‘I -saww am, with regards to being a human being, am like you all, but my -saww Lord -azwj Specialised me -saww with the Prophet-hood besides you all, just as He -azwj Specialised some of the human beings with the riches, and the good health, and the beauty besides the other humans. Therefore, you should not be denying that He -azwj can Specialise me -saww with the Prophet-hood as well’’.
[4] فَإِنْ قُلْتَ إِنَّ عِيسَى خَرَجَ عَنْ طَبِيعَةِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ قُلْتُ هَذِهِ دَعْوَى بَاطِلَةٌ لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ تَعَالَى لِأَشْرَفِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ص قُلْ إِنَّما أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ (Rasool Allah -saww argued with the Polytheist) If you were to say that Isa -as is outside from the appearance of the human beings, I say this claim is false, because the Exalted has Said for the noble Prophets -as : Say: ‘But rather, I am a Bashar like you. [18:110] … (an extract).
[5] NB: See the argument of Rasool Allah -saww against polytheist in Appendix I: In another Verse, it is: قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِيمُوا إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ۗ وَوَيْلٌ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ {6} Say: ‘ But rather, I am a Bashar (person) like you . (But) He (Allah) Reveals unto me . But rather, your God is One God, therefore take a Straight Path to Him and seek His Forgiveness.
And woe be unto those who associate!’ [41:6] In Verse 41:6, Allah -azwj Commands His Prophet -saww to say to them (the polytheists) that he -saww is in the example to human beings (outfit/flesh), but receives Divine Inspirations. Allah -azwj Calls His Prophet -saww ‘Noor’ (Light): يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كُنْتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ ۚ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ {15} O People of the Book!
There has come to you Our Rasool Clarifying to you a lot of what you were concealing from the Book, and excusing about a lot.
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